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Summary

Short Citation
Northwest Fisheries Science Center, 2024: Habitat Analysis - Trinity River Restoration Potential, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/20568.
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Abstract

The goal of the Trinity River project is to identify the potential positive effects of large-scale restoration actions in a 63 kilometer reach of the Trinity River below Lewiston Dam, in the hope of guiding on the ground restoration actions. River restoration plans often propose numerous rehabilitation actions to address key habitat impairments for salmonids. However, restoration plans rarely propose alternative sets of actions or attempt to quantify the potential benefits to targeted biota. In this paper, we use geomorphic and biological analyses to estimate restoration potential for each of 37 reaches in a 64-km section of Trinity River, California, from the North Fork Trinity River to Lewiston Dam (the focus of habitat rehabilitation efforts under the Trinity River Restoration Program). We first predicted the channel pattern that might develop based in each reach on slope-discharge criteria, and then used these potential patterns along with floodplain width to estimate the maximum sinuosity that restoration actions could likely achieve, as well as a maximum side-channel length that might be created in each reach. For each scenario, we then used existing stream habitat and juvenile salmonid data from previous studies in the Trinity River and other watersheds to determine current and restored carrying capacity. Potential increases in Chinook and steelhead carrying capacity range from 39% for a relatively realistic estimate of increasing habitat quality (more low velocity areas with cover) to 67% for a more optimistic scenario that increases both sinuosity and habitat quality. Only the most optimistic scenario that increases habitat quality, increases sinuosity, and constructs tens of kilometers of side channels more than doubles potential juvenile salmonid production (140% increase). These quantitative predictions provide a frame of reference for evaluating alternative restoration options, and for setting measureable restoration goals.

Database of habitat capacity estimates.

Distribution Information

Access Constraints:

NA

Contact Information

Point of Contact
George R Pess
George.Pess@noaa.gov
206-860-3450

Metadata Contact
Metadata Contact
nmfs.nwfsc.metadata@noaa.gov
(206) 860-3433

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-122.9663° W, -122.9663° E, 40.6559° N, 40.6559° S

Trinity River: Trinity River Restoration site, California

Time Frame 1
2010-01-01 - 2014-09-30

Item Identification

Title: Habitat Analysis - Trinity River Restoration Potential
Short Name: Habitat analysis (Trinity River Restoration Potential)
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2012-04-01
Abstract:

The goal of the Trinity River project is to identify the potential positive effects of large-scale restoration actions in a 63 kilometer reach of the Trinity River below Lewiston Dam, in the hope of guiding on the ground restoration actions. River restoration plans often propose numerous rehabilitation actions to address key habitat impairments for salmonids. However, restoration plans rarely propose alternative sets of actions or attempt to quantify the potential benefits to targeted biota. In this paper, we use geomorphic and biological analyses to estimate restoration potential for each of 37 reaches in a 64-km section of Trinity River, California, from the North Fork Trinity River to Lewiston Dam (the focus of habitat rehabilitation efforts under the Trinity River Restoration Program). We first predicted the channel pattern that might develop based in each reach on slope-discharge criteria, and then used these potential patterns along with floodplain width to estimate the maximum sinuosity that restoration actions could likely achieve, as well as a maximum side-channel length that might be created in each reach. For each scenario, we then used existing stream habitat and juvenile salmonid data from previous studies in the Trinity River and other watersheds to determine current and restored carrying capacity. Potential increases in Chinook and steelhead carrying capacity range from 39% for a relatively realistic estimate of increasing habitat quality (more low velocity areas with cover) to 67% for a more optimistic scenario that increases both sinuosity and habitat quality. Only the most optimistic scenario that increases habitat quality, increases sinuosity, and constructs tens of kilometers of side channels more than doubles potential juvenile salmonid production (140% increase). These quantitative predictions provide a frame of reference for evaluating alternative restoration options, and for setting measureable restoration goals.

Database of habitat capacity estimates.

Purpose:

Time series (of types 1-3), Model results

Notes:

Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 4694, 09-05-2013 16:24

Supplemental Information:

These data are available to the public

Peer Reviewed Publication: Estimated steelhead and Chinook salmon smolt production potential from the Trinity River, North Fork to Lewiston Dam

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Chinook salmon
None Habitat characteristics
None landscape ecology
None Population surveys
None restoration
None steelhead

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Trinity River

Physical Location

Organization: Northwest Fisheries Science Center
City: Seattle
State/Province: WA
Country: USA

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Data Presentation Form: Table (digital)

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 495676
Date Effective From: 2015-10-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Pess, George R
Address: 2725 Montlake Boulevard East
Seattle, WA 98112
Email Address: George.Pess@noaa.gov
Phone: 206-860-3450

Distributor

CC ID: 495677
Date Effective From: 2015-10-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC)
Address: 2725 Montlake Boulevard East
Seattle, WA 98112
USA
Email Address: nmfs.nwfsc.metadata@noaa.gov
Phone: 206-860-3200
URL: NWFSC Home

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 495675
Date Effective From: 2015-10-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Contact, Metadata
Address: 2725 Montlake Boulevard East
Seattle, WA 98112
USA
Email Address: nmfs.nwfsc.metadata@noaa.gov
Phone: (206) 860-3433

Originator

CC ID: 495679
Date Effective From: 2015-10-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Pess, George R
Address: 2725 Montlake Boulevard East
Seattle, WA 98112
Email Address: George.Pess@noaa.gov
Phone: 206-860-3450

Point of Contact

CC ID: 495678
Date Effective From: 2015-10-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Pess, George R
Address: 2725 Montlake Boulevard East
Seattle, WA 98112
Email Address: George.Pess@noaa.gov
Phone: 206-860-3450

Extents

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 495682
W° Bound: -122.9663
E° Bound: -122.9663
N° Bound: 40.6559
S° Bound: 40.6559
Description

Trinity River: Trinity River Restoration site, California

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 495681
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2010-01-01
End: 2014-09-30

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:

At this time, contact the Data Manager for information on obtaining access to this data set. In the near future, the NWFSC will strive to provide all non-sensitive data resources as a web service in order to meet the NOAA Data Access Policy Directive (https://nosc.noaa.gov/EDMC/PD.DA.php).

Data Access Constraints:

NA

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 495697
Download URL: https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parr/trinity_river_restoration_potential_change_in_habitat_quantity_restoration/data/page/
Distributor:
File Name: Trinity River Restoration Potential (Change in hab
Description:

RESTful web service for: Change in habitat quantity restoration.

Distribution 2

CC ID: 495693
Download URL: https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parr/trinity_river_restoration_potential_chinook_and_steelhead_capacity_estimates_by_size_class/data/page/
Distributor:
File Name: Trinity River Restoration Potential (Chinook and S
Description:

RESTful web service for: Chinook and Steelhead Capacity Estimates by Size Class.

Distribution 3

CC ID: 495695
Download URL: https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parr/trinity_river_restoration_potential_depth_histogram_for_steelhead_and_chinook_salmon_by_size_class/data/page/
Distributor:
File Name: Trinity River Restoration Potential (Depth Histogr
Description:

RESTful web service for: Depth Histogram for Steelhead and Chinook Salmon by size class.

Distribution 4

CC ID: 495687
Download URL: https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parr/trinity_river_restoration_potential_estimated_vs_actual_chinook_smolt_production/data/page/
Distributor:
File Name: Trinity River Restoration Potential (Estimated vs
Description:

RESTful web service for: Estimated v. Actual Chinook Smolt Production.

Distribution 5

CC ID: 495691
Download URL: https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parr/trinity_river_restoration_potential_fish_size_class_outmigrants/data/page/
Distributor:
File Name: Trinity River Restoration Potential (Fish size cla
Description:

RESTful web service for: Fish size class outmigrants.

Distribution 6

CC ID: 495689
Download URL: https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parr/trinity_river_restoration_potential_habitat_feature_matrix_and_associated_fish_density_by_species_and_life_stage/data/page/
Distributor:
File Name: Trinity River Restoration Potential (Habitat Featu
Description:

RESTful web service for: Habitat Feature Matrix and associated Fish Density by Species and Life Stage.

Distribution 7

CC ID: 495685
Download URL: https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parr/trinity_river_restoration_potential_instream_habitat_capacity_by_stream_reach/data/page/
Distributor:
File Name: Trinity River Restoration Potential (Instream Habi
Description:

RESTful web service for: Instream Habitat Capacity by Stream Reach.

Distribution 8

CC ID: 495699
Download URL: https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parr/trinity_river_restoration_potential_pre_vs_post_chinook_salmon_smolts/data/page/
Distributor:
File Name: Trinity River Restoration Potential (Pre vs post C
Description:

RESTful web service for: Pre v. post Chinook salmon smolts.

Distribution 9

CC ID: 495683
Download URL: https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/datasets/dataset/4594
Distributor:
File Name: Habitat Analysis
Description:

Database of habitat capacity estimates

Distribution 10

CC ID: 495698
Download URL: https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/tables/table/trinity_river_restor ation_potential_pre_vs_post_chinook_salmon_smolts
Distributor:
File Name: Trinity River Restoration Potential (Pre vs post C
Description:

Pre v. post Chinook salmon smolts.

Distribution 11

CC ID: 495696
Download URL: https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/tables/table/trinity_river_restoration_potential_change_in_habitat_quantity_restoration
Distributor:
File Name: Trinity River Restoration Potential (Change in hab
Description:

Change in habitat quantity restoration.

Distribution 12

CC ID: 495692
Download URL: https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/tables/table/trinity_river_restoration_potential_chinook_and_steelhead_capacity_estimates_by_size_class
Distributor:
File Name: Trinity River Restoration Potential (Chinook and S
Description:

Chinook and Steelhead Capacity Estimates by Size Class.

Distribution 13

CC ID: 495694
Download URL: https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/tables/table/trinity_river_restoration_potential_depth_histogram_for_steelhead_and_chinook_salmon_by_size_class
Distributor:
File Name: Trinity River Restoration Potential (Depth Histogr
Description:

Depth Histogram for Steelhead and Chinook Salmon by size class.

Distribution 14

CC ID: 495686
Download URL: https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/tables/table/trinity_river_restoration_potential_estimated_vs_actual_chinook_smolt_production
Distributor:
File Name: Trinity River Restoration Potential (Estimated vs
Description:

Estimated v. Actual Chinook Smolt Production.

Distribution 15

CC ID: 495690
Download URL: https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/tables/table/trinity_river_restoration_potential_fish_size_class_outmigrants
Distributor:
File Name: Trinity River Restoration Potential (Fish size cla
Description:

Fish size class outmigrants.

Distribution 16

CC ID: 495688
Download URL: https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/tables/table/trinity_river_restoration_potential_habitat_feature_matrix_and_associated_fish_density_by_species_and_life_stage
Distributor:
File Name: Trinity River Restoration Potential (Habitat Featu
Description:

Habitat Feature Matrix and associated Fish Density by Species and Life Stage.

Distribution 17

CC ID: 495684
Download URL: https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/tables/table/trinity_river_restoration_potential_instream_habitat_capacity_by_stream_reach
Distributor:
File Name: Trinity River Restoration Potential (Instream Habi
Description:

Instream Habitat Capacity by Stream Reach.

Technical Environment

Description:

Spreadsheet

Data Quality

Accuracy:

Low

Quality Control Procedures Employed:

These data were collected and processed in accordance with established protocols and best practices under the direction of the projects Principal Investigator. Contact the dataset Data Manager in section 3 for full QA/QC methodology.

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: Yes
Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: 0
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: No
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: No
If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: No
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: 0 days
If Delay is Longer than Latency of Automated Processing, Indicate Under What Authority Data Access is Delayed:

No Delay

Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: NCEI-MD
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: 365
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?:

The Northwest Fisheries Science Center facilitates backup and recovery of all data and IT components which are managed by IT Operations through the capture of static (point-in-time) backup data to physical media. Once data is captured to physical media (every 1-3 days), a duplicate is made and routinely (weekly) transported to an offsite archive facility where it is maintained throughout the data's applicable life-cycle.

Lineage

Lineage Statement:

Modeling

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 20568
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:20568
Metadata Record Created By: Robert Marsicek
Metadata Record Created: 2013-09-05 16:24+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2018-01-29
Owner Org: NWFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2018-01-29
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2019-01-29